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How to identify and treat Manna Gum Eucalyptus disease?
our Manna Gum in local small town, Gippsland has been eaten by something. How do I treat it? It is only young and don’t feel it will survive if I don’t.
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How to patch a hole in a laminate benchtop?
we removed a filter tap from near our kitchen sink. It now has a hole approximately 15mm in circumference. Is there a way to either cap it or fill the hole?
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How to refresh laminate kickboards?
We have a 24yrold vinyl wrap kitchen which has seen better days! can’t afford a new kitchen, so have removed remaining vinyl wrap (not much as it cracked and peeled a while ago). Have primed doors and will prime and paint the rest. Only issue is the kickboard. It is laminate, and looks terrible. i was wondering is there a…
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How to fix concrete spalling on bathroom floor?
We have factory which is pretty old and the concrete floor not great in places. Mostly in the bathroom. It was painted over when purchased 30 years ago. Paint is now faking and areas of floor breaking down on surface level. Question is can we repair by using a concrete filler and repainting floor. (Using either paint or…
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How to build garden retaining beds?
This is a follow on from a similar quaestion regarding extending a brick retaining wall. My husband decided to use gal steel to create the base. Then he is planning on screwing corten over the top of it including the existing brick rendered wall. Basically we are trying to fix area as cheaply as possible as quote for…
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How to rebuild brick retaining wall?
I have an old brick retaining wall, which I removed some and need to fill in again. Quote to re brick was expensive, so thought I would tackle it myself. I intend to cover all the wall in corten steel as have this in other parts of garden. Wondering if I can use Brighton Masonry 390 x 190 x 90mm Besser Blocks instead of…
